In The Silence Poem by Danny Speicher

All throughout the day I live, laugh and play
Never showing, never feeling the pain
Deeply lurks sadness, in his dark domain
In silence waiting night to turn from day

In the night I am found out... Found afraid
Hearing all the voices of those I've failed
Wishing for more noise than my breath's exhale
A quick ascent to dreams often I've prayed

I've failed so many and many do haunt
I wish I could somehow make right my wrongs
Wish I could be in both this and that throng
But, I'm one man... So the voices do taunt

Lord, take me quickly to dreaming tonight
For, in waking silence, I am affright

((February 17th,2008))